WESS MISHAP DATA ENTRY SCREEN

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WESS MISHAP DATA ENTRY SCREEN
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MISHAP DATA ENTRY SCREEN
This is a screen that users often check
incorrectly. The subsequent slides will attempt
to clarify each box by providing a definition for
each entry.
It is imperative that the user check ALL
pertinent selections. The remaining screens
while navigating through WESS will be tailored
based on the users selection on this screen.
Incorrect Mishap Data Entry selections may result
in missing mishap information .
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MISHAP DATA ENTRY DEFINITIONS

• Aircraft - Check this box if an aircraft of any
  type was directly part of the mishap/hazard. For
  example, you could rarely have a cargo air drop
  mishap/hazard that did not involve an aircraft,
  so you would select this box along with Cargo Air
  Drop. The only exception is if the incident was a
  3750 flight-related mishap/hazard. The Mishap
  Data Entry screen is not used for 3750 mishaps.
• Cargo Air Drop - Check this box if the
  mishap/hazard involved any malfunction, injury or
  damage caused by or the result of a cargo air
  drop.
• Diving - Check this box if the mishap/hazard
  involved any malfunction, damage or injury during
  an operational dive or if hyperbaric treatment
  was required. Do not select for recreational
  diving mishaps

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MISHAP DATA ENTRY DEFINITIONS

• During Formal Training - Check this box if the
  injury or property damage occurred as a result of
  participation in a formal course. The incident
  must have occurred as a direct result of formal
  training course. Selecting this option requires
  entry of a Course Identification Number (CIN) in
  subsequent screens. An example of a Formal
  Training Mishap a person injured by fire while
  participating in a Navy fire fighting course.
• HRST Techniques - Check this box if the
  mishap/hazard involved any injury or damage
  caused by or the result of a Helo Rope Suspension
  Technique operation. This includes aircraft or
  tower training or evolutions.

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MISHAP DATA ENTRY DEFINITIONS

• Motor/Recreational Vehicle (Private) - Check this
  box if the DoN person's incident involved a
  private motor vehicle. In general this is used
  for off duty motor vehicle incidents that occur
  on a designated roadway. For off-road incidents,
  select "recreational of off duty" box.
• Motor/Tactical Vehicle gt 5K Damage - Check this
  box if an on-duty motor vehicle mishap/hazard
  involved injuries, or if there is damage to or
  caused by a government motor vehicle of 5K or
  more.
• Ordnance/Weapons - Check this box if the
  mishap/hazard involved any injuries, malfunction
  or damage caused by or the result of a weapons or
  ordnance mishap/hazard.
• Parachuting - Check this box if the mishap/hazard
  involved any injuries, malfunction or damage
  caused by or the result of operational
  parachuting.

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MISHAP DATA ENTRY DEFINITIONS

• Property Damage (Non-US Govt. Owned) gt 20K
  Caused by Govt. - Check this block if the
  mishap/hazard resulted in 20K or more of private
  property damage caused by the government.
• Property Damage (US Govt. Owned) gt 20K - Check
  this block if the mishap/hazard resulted in 20K
  or more of government property damage.
• Also select for all shipboard flooding,
  collision, and fire incidents, regardless of the
  cost.
• Recreational or Off-Duty (Select PMV For
  Recreational Vehicle Mishaps) - Check this block
  for all types of recreational, off-duty, home,
  and off-road motorized vehicle mishap/hazards.

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MISHAP DATA ENTRY DEFINITIONS

• Ship/Sub/Craft/MSC Vessel Select for incidents
  that occur on ships or submarines, even if the
  ship/sub is in the shipyard, in dry dock, tied to
  a pier or at anchor. By definition, events
  occurring on vessels are considered ON-DUTY.
• Shore/Ground/Shipyard Select for on-duty mishaps
  occurring in the shore/ground environment.
  Shipyard in this case refers to shipyard events
  NOT occurring on a naval vessel. (Example mishap
  occurs in an electrical shop at a Naval Shipyard)